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East Anglia 1 (EA 1)

Operational714 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 20 August 2020

Technology
Offshore wind
Capacity
714 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
Offshore, East of England, Offshore, NR32, United Kingdom
Planning authority
The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
Planning application
ENO10025
First operating
2020
Turbines
102

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  • 21 November 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 17 June 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 24 May 2018 Construction started
  • 28 July 2020 Operational

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The register holds 54 incidents at offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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